MULTAN - Commissioner Multan Dr. Irshad Ahmad on Monday ordered officials concerned to launch a special cleanliness campaign of six weeks across all the four districts of Multan division to improve, under a new phase of ‘service delivery at door step’ campaign.

The drive would begin today, Aug 30, and would last till Oct 10, commissioner said while presiding over a meeting with deputy commissioners and officials concerned here, according to an official release.

Dr. Irshad said that the drive was ordered to resolve public problems at door step and asked officials to inform the people after resolving their complaints and get their feedback.

First week of the six-week campaign would be cleanliness-specific and waste management company and relevant officials have been directed to send staff to field to achieve cleanliness targets, commissioner said adding that roads and Mohallah/colony streets be given equal importance.

Second week would witness resolving sewerage/drainage complaints, while the schools’ whitewash and making water filtration plants operational would be covered in the third week. Fixing street lights problems and road repairs would also be part of the campaign, commissioner said.

He said that chief minister Sardar Usman Buzdar was taking deep interest in the service delivery at doorstep campaign to resolve problems of the people swiftly.

18 vehicles challaned over violations of SoP

The district regional transport authority (RTA) challaned 18 passenger vehicles and imposed a fine of Rs 71,000 over violations of coronavirus standard operating procedure (SoP) during a crackdown launched here on Monday.

In line with special directives of Deputy Commissioner (DC) Amir Karim Khan, the district regional transport authority (RTA) under the supervision of Secretary RTA Rana Mohsin launched a crackdown against passenger vehicles involved in violations of SoP. 

During the crackdown, the RTA team checked 91 passenger vehicles at entry and exit points of the city and challaned 18 vehicles over violations while a fine of Rs 71,000 was also imposed on transporters.

In a press release issued here, the DC Amir Karim Khan said that no one would be allowed to put public lives at risk by violating SoP. 

He said that the passengers would not be allowed to use public transport without vaccination from October 31 while the first dose of the vaccination would be compulsory for the citizens till September 15 for traveling through motorway.